{"product_id":"ceaseless-staircase","title":"Ceaseless Staircase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Kilby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium-Advanced Quintet for Marimba and Percussion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstrumentation:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolo Marimba\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e— low A (optional low F)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlockenspiel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 Vibraphones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePercussion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— bongos, djembe, pandeiro (or tambourine), ribbon crasher, snare drum (w\/ brushes), water triangle (or triangle w\/o water)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eM.C. Escher’s \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ascending_and_Descending\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAscending and Descending\u003c\/a\u003e (1960) depicts a series of faceless figures trudging up and down never-ending stairs. The feelings of disorientation and monotony this visual work conjures in many have been quite cleverly bottled and made palatable in \u003cstrong\u003eCeaseless Staircase \u003c\/strong\u003eby Matthew Kilby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for an experienced marimba soloist and percussion quintet, the piece employs various harmonic and rhythmic devices that depict a sense of unending routine; however, Kilby has accomplished this with sparks of musical energy that make it anything but tedious to perform or listen to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCeaseless Staircase\u003c\/strong\u003e ships as a fully bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for either printing or tablet viewing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1758460182\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/tapspacepublications\" title=\"Tapspace\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/tapspacepublications\/distance-by-micheal-barnes\" title=\"Distance (by Micheal Barnes)\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/tapspace\/docs\/ceaseless_staircase-sample?fr=sMzc0YzY0MzMxNjU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/2973\/7494\/files\/download_score_sample_small_aa1b4422-f724-4b42-9953-49885710a3e6.png?v=1669204745\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qLGiwFwX6Ng?si=Z95Gh3Z4-G74choZ\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tapspace Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48106830496087,"sku":"TSPCE24-003","price":54.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/2973\/7494\/files\/tspce24-003.jpg?v=1713872658","url":"https:\/\/concertandmarchingmusic.com\/it\/products\/ceaseless-staircase","provider":"Concert \u0026 Marching Music ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}